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The next step is to determine whether the entire disk should be used (Use Entire Hard<br />

Disk) or whether to use any existing partitions (if available) for the installation. If a<br />

Windows operating system was found on the disk, you are asked whether to delete or<br />

resize the partition. Before doing so, read Section “Resizing a Windows Partition”<br />

(page 11). If desired, go to the Expert Partitioner dialog to create a custom partition<br />

setup as described in Section 2.5.6, “Partitioner” (page 53).<br />

WARNING: Using the Entire Hard Disk for Installation<br />

If you choose Use Entire Hard Disk, all existing data on that disk is completely<br />

erased later in the installation process and is then lost.<br />

YaST checks during the installation whether the disk space is sufficient for the s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

selection made. If not, YaST automatically changes the s<strong>of</strong>tware selection. The proposal<br />

dialog displays a notice to inform you about this. As long as there is sufficient disk<br />

space available, YaST simply accepts your settings and partitions the hard disk accordingly.<br />

Resizing a Windows Partition<br />

If a hard disk containing a Windows FAT or NTFS partition is selected as the installation<br />

target, YaST <strong>of</strong>fers to delete or shrink this partition. In this way, you can install <strong>SUSE</strong><br />

Linux even if there is currently not enough space on the hard disk. This functionality<br />

is especially useful if the selected hard disk contains only one Windows partition that<br />

covers the entire hard disk. This is sometimes the case on computers where Windows<br />

comes preinstalled. If YaST sees that there is not enough space on the selected hard<br />

disk, but that space could be made available by deleting or shrinking a Windows partition,<br />

it presents a dialog in which to choose one <strong>of</strong> these two options.<br />

Installation with YaST 11

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